Child Maltreatment 2000
Table 5-5 Child Fatality Victims by Perpetrator Type, 2000
The word bold before a number indicates an estimate or a total.
| Perpetrator | Number of Fatality Victims |
Percent of Fatality Victims |
|---|---|---|
| Female Parent Acting Alone | 197 | 30.2 |
| Male Parent Acting Alone | 112 | 17.2 |
| Both Parents | 128 | 19.6 |
| Female Parent and Other | 59 | 9.0 |
| Male Parent and Other | 20 | 3.1 |
| Other Relative(s) | 23 | 3.5 |
| Child Day Care Provider(s) | 27 | 4.1 |
| Foster Parent(s) | 8 | 1.2 |
| Residential Facility Staff | 3 | 0.5 |
| Other | 53 | 8.1 |
| Unknown | 22 | 3.4 |
| Total | bold652 | bold100.0 |
Based on data from 23 States: Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming.
See also table 4-4.
This table, based on data from 23 States, first lists the following perpetrator relationships to the victims: female parent acting alone, male parent acting alone, both parents, female parent and other, male parent and other, other relative(s), child day care provider(s), foster parent(s), residential facility staff, other and unknown. In the following column are listed the number of fatality victims from the specified perpetrator. The third column lists the percentage of fatality victims by each relationship.
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